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Candidates to compete for city council Ward 4 includes parts of campus
and student homes. Zac Abbott, Gregory Jungman and Rhett Michael Jones will be on the ballot for the April 3 election. Other wards up for election in April are Wards 2, 4, 6 and 8, with a potential runoff date set for June 26. Current Ward 4 councilwoman is Carol Dillingham, according to the city council
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Three Norman residents, including two OU alumni, are competing for the Ward 4 City Council seat, which encompasses some of the OU campus
website. While the majority of the OU campus lies within Ward 7, which had elections in March 2011, areas such as Campus Corner lie within the bounds of Ward 4. Wa r d 4 e n c o m p a s s e s Robinson Street to Lindsey Street with a western boundary at Berry Road and eastern
boundary at 12th Avenue. It also includes a small section with a southern boundary of Imhoff Road and an eastern boundary of Chautauqua Avenue, according to the city of Norman Web page. Abbott, 33, a former OU wrestler, graduated from OU with a SEE ELECTION PAGE A3
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Miran Fattah, geophysics sophomore, practices juggling Feb. 9 in the Huston Huffman Center. It was Fattah’s first time practicing with the Impeccable Juggler’s Association, a student group that meets at 8 p.m. every Thursday. The group is open to anyone with any or no skill level interested in learning to juggle.
olorful flying clubs, balls and rings whiz over the heads and hands of students as they practice in the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. From novices to veterans, these men and women are here to juggle. Originally started as a group SEE JUGGLE PAGE A2
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Nutrition initiative to take on bigger role at OU Health program to get campus eateries in shape EMMA HAMBLEN Campus Reporter
An on-campus initiative intended to help Sooners make more healthful nutritional decisions is being restructured to make a greater impact at restaurants and eateries unique to campus. As a result, more healthful menu options and expanded nutritional information will be available soon at restaurants such as Crossroads Restaurant in the Oklahoma Memorial Union,
OU Director of Community Experience Ryan Trevino said. The university’s Fitter Foods initiative was launched as a pilot program in March, but the program has been augmented to better educate students, faculty and staff about the program, Trevino said. “The primary goal is to create a better-informed consumer in regards to eating healthier,” Trevino said. “Some restaurants will have new menu items, but there will also be some restaurants where they’ll be making healthier versions of the same item.”
After nearly a year as a pilot program, Housing and Food redesigned Fitter Foods “in direct response to the needs of our customers and in response to how we define healthier eating,” Trevino said. A s o f 2 0 1 0 , 3 3 . 8 p e rcent of U.S. adults were obese, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics, and no state had an obesity prevalence of fewer than 20 percent. Oklahoma is one of 12 states with an obesity prevaMELODIE LETTKEMAN/THE DAILY lence of 30 percent or more, Zoology sophomore Trung Pham takes a turkey sandwich made on a
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As part of a bipartisan effort to increase political awareness and cooperation, two former congressmen will host an open forum on campus this month. The Congress to Campus event will feature Rep. David Minge, D-Minn., current Minnesota Court of Appeals justice, and Rep. Nick Smith, R-Mich., as part of Focus on Arts and Sciences Week. The event will let students take part in an open forum entitled “Congress and American Politics Today” with the congressmen at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 in Gaylord Hall’s Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Auditorium, according to a press release. OU Political Sciences Club President Jennifer Camacho said she is very excited to host the congressmen on campus. “This event is open to anybody, not just political science majors. We really want to get everybody involved,” Camacho said. There also will be a dinner with UOSA officers and volunteers participating in the event during the congressmen’s visit. The congressmen also will host lectures in both upper- and lower-division political science classes during their stay at OU. The congressmen also will make an appearance in multiple freshman-level government and history courses. Other scheduled events to take place during the week include Hebrew Folk Dancing with Ori Kritz at noon Feb. 22 in Kaufman Hall, Room 229, and Russian Mardi Gras! with Jillian Porter at 11 a.m. Feb. 24 in Kaufman Hall, rooms 229 and 232. For accommodations on the basis of disability or additional questions, contact the political science department at 405325-2061.
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Braden Tapley, German senior, plays the banjo Wednesday in the Passion Pit on the South Oval. He has been playing the banjo for more than two years, and his banjo has been in his family for more than 20 years.
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The agreement between OU and SciQuest resulting in CrimsonCorner — To learn what the university is paying for that purchasing software and to gather information about the terms and conditions of the agreement.
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JUGGLE: Hobby fuses physics and performance Continued from page A1
TODAY AROUND CAMPUS A Majors/ Minors Fair will be set up featuring a representative from every department on campus from 11:30 to 2:30 p.m. in The Armory. An “OU in Buenos Aires” information session will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. in Old Science Hall 221 to discuss education abroad in Argentina. The women’s basketball team will play Kansas State at 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. A screening of the film “Pearls on the Ocean Floor” will take place from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.
CORRECTIONS The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers with accurate coverage and analysis. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention by emailing dailynews@ou.edu. In a page 1 photo caption in Wednesday’s edition, the group handing out candy and condoms on the South Oval was misidentified. It was the LGBTQ Advisory Board.
of friends juggling, the I m p e c c a b l e J u g g l e r ’s Association became official about three years ago, President Shayna Grove said. The group juggles beanbags, clubs, diabolo (rubber spools juggled by a string tied between two sticks), crystal sticks, plastic rings and a few balls for contact juggling, Grove said. Anyone can use objects during practices. Grove, a mathematics graduate student, got into juggling because of what she calls a cheesy story. “I wanted to dress up as a jester, and it didn’t seem right that I’d be dressed up as a jester and I didn’t know how to juggle,” Grove said. Eventually, she met a visiting professor in her department who helped correct her form, she said. Juggling became less about costumes or jest and more about leisure and fun. The group has grown from four original members to 10 or 12 regular members, including students and Norman residents. Levels of expertise range from those whom members taught how to juggle to experts able to pass-juggle objects, Grove said. Association secretar y Bryan Archer said Grove asked him to learn juggling, but he was hesitant at first. He eventually decided to try it, and he now practices at least 10 to 15 minutes a day, he said. Archer, also a mathematics
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will be interviewing for membership into the organization. Young Ladies interested in becoming a member need to contact Felicia Gipson at 325-4468 or 412-5983.
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Shayna Grove, mathematics graduate student, juggles during a group practice Feb. 9. Grove is the president of the Impeccable Juggler’s Association, a student group that meets at 8 p.m. every Thursday in the Huston Huffman Center.
g ra d u at e s t u d e nt, s a i d spending so much time on difficult and stressful math theories is part of the reason he juggles. “It’s just fun,” Archer said. “It’s a good way to relax and just tune out for a bit.” For beginning jugglers, the key is not to overthink it, Archer said. “ Ju s t re l a x ,” h e s a i d . “Beginners expect to get it right away, then they tense up and fail.” The trick to juggling is to learn the basic pattern — cascade — and add to it or speed it up after mastering it, Grove said. “Anybody can learn... It’s
GO AND DO Jugglers Association WHEN: 8-10 p.m. Thursdays WHERE: Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140 INFO: Practices are open to everyone of any skill level. Source: www.ou.edu/ouija
a skill you carry with you for the rest of your life,” said Susan Emberton, association member and film studies alumna.
Emberton is part of Prairie Folk Circus, a Norman community circus, she said. Some jugglers are very technical and into the skill for the physics, but others are more interested in performance and costumes, Emberton said. She likes to try to blend both. She enjoys juggling because it’s like playing with gravity, she said. There are other juggling groups around the state, and the association wants to get groups together for some sort of festival in the future, Grove said. The groups have no definite plans yet.
ELECTION: Campaigners urge Sooners to vote Continued from page A1 bachelor’s in political science in 2005. His political background includes serving with the UOSA Undergraduate Student Congress and the O U Co m mu te r Stu d e nt Association, he said. He currently works for Chickasaw Nation Industries in community development, he said. Abbott is invested in the community and wants to stand up for the neighborhoods of Ward 4, he said. “I want to see good things and progressive growth,” Abbott said. “I feel like I’m the progressive, businessfriendly candidate.” Abbott said he is concerned the city wastes money on things like the roundabout at the east end of Main Street and speed humps throughout the city. “We could be using this money to fix our roads or put in more bike lanes that serve OU students,” Abbott said. “The roads that go through the university are some of the most well-traveled roads through town.” Former OU football coach Barry Switzer and former Oklahoma governor Brad Henry currently endorse Abbott, according to his campaign website. Jungman, 35, holds a master’s in public administration from OU and is employed as the director of affordable housing for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, he said. He also is an adjunct professor of political science at Rose State College. Jungman said it is important to work well with the university, and a close relationship with Campus Corner businesses is crucial to developing Ward 4. Norman City Council needs to bring OU officials to the table to solve problems, such as parking on Campus Corner, Jungman said.
FOOD: Sooner survey prompted reform with 30.4 percent of Oklahomans being obese. In 2008, 26.8 percent of Cleveland County’s adult residents were physically inactive, according to CDC. Fitter Foods will begin at Crossroads Restaurant, though eventually all restaurants unique to OU will take part in Fitter Foods. The program is intended to keep customers at campus eateries informed as the ability to access nutritional information increases, OU Food Services Director Charles Weaver said. “As we become more sophisticated in our nutrition gathering information process, we will pass that information on to our customers,” Weaver said. “It’s a trend, and we want to keep up with that.” Housing and Food formed Fitter Foods in response to an annual university survey, which revealed the importance of healthful food choices to OU students, Weaver said. With the program in place, a customer will be able to easily identify healthful foods on menus without having to use a university nutritional calculator, Weaver said. “This is a program that For more information our customers want,” said about obesity rates in the Norman area and Weaver. “It’s something across the country, we have had in place, and we’re just expanding on it visit OUDaily.com. now.” oudaily.com/news At an event Wednesday at Crossroads Restaurant, OU Ingredient Specialist Dorothy Flowers discussed the Fitter Foods program and OU’s nutritional calculator with students. Flowers manned a table in the lounge next to the restaurant displaying a four-panel metal board featuring nutritional facts and information about Fitter Foods. In addition to discussing nutritional information, Flowers handed out pedometers to passing students. Walking is the simplest form of exercise, and students should walk about 10,000 steps every day, Flowers said. Flowers also publicized Dinner with the Dietitian, an event where a dietitian will discuss strategies for healthy eating at 6 p.m. March 1 in Cate Lounge. “All of our foods are excellent, but you just have to realize you can’t eat that burger every day,” Flowers said. “It’s important for you to have all the right information to make the right choices.”
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The purple area represents Ward 4, an area encompassing the North Oval up to Robinson Street and much of Norman between Berry Road and 12th Avenue East, including Campus Corner.
Road repairs, bike lanes and sidewalk upgrades also are important to him, he said. “If drivers are responsible, bikers should be able to coexist on the roads,” Jungman said. “We can’t just say that cars are the only way to get around Norman, and that’s it. That’s just not good enough.” At OU, Jungman helped register students to vote in elections, and he said he feels most OU students aren’t aware of the city election and the impact the student vote can make. “The students should vote more in the local election,”
Jungman said. “It’ll affect their life more.” Jones, 36, owns Flower Gun Films, a local film production company, and is a partner at Downtown Sound, a Norman business that provides practice space to local musicians, he said. He has served Norman on the board of directors for Norman Music Festival for the past four years and volunteered as treasurer for Dillingham, he said. The economic development of Campus Corner is stunted because of a lack of parking, he said, and he wants to fix the problem by
cooperating with OU to build a parking garage on land it owns. “The university and the city should always work closely together ... for the greater common good of the entire community,” Jones said. If students have issues with parking or roads in Norman, the best way to solve them is to vote on election day, Jones said. “Any student at OU can go to a city council meeting and stand at the podium and express his or her opinions and concerns,” Jones said. “You’ve got to love being able to do that.”
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Thursday, Feb. 16 Comedy Fight Night | 7-10 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and watch OU students battle it out for the title of “Funniest on Campus,” at the 6th Annual Comedy Fight Night hosted by comedian Jared Logan from “Last Comic Standing,” and Comedy Central’s “Indecision 2012.” Admission is FREE. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the Union!
Saturday, Feb. 18
OU University Theatre Presents: Mary Stuart | 8 p.m. at Weitzenhoffer Theatre. Reserve your tickets at (405) 325-4101.
OU University Theatre Presents: Mary Stuart | 3 p.m. at Weitzenhoffer Theatre. Reserve your tickets at (405) 325-4101.
Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts Presents: There is More to Love | 8 p.m. at Sooner Theater, 101 E. Main, Downtown Norman. The show will feature love songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber and a staged reading workshop presentation. Tickets are available at Sooner Theatre (405) 321-9600 or www.soonertheatre.com.
OU Women’s Tennis: OU vs. Iowa | 1 p.m. at The Headington Family Tennis Center. Admission is FREE for OU students. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
OU Wrestling: OU vs. Oklahoma State | 7 p.m. at the McCasland Field House. FREE admission for OU students. There will be 250 FREE Boomer Sooner fold-out fans available. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
OU Track: Oklahoma Invitational | All day at the John Jacobs Track and Field Complex. Admission is FREE for OU students. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
Intramural Update: Coed 4on4 Volleyball Entries | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center front desk. FREE if all students on the team live in OU Housing or $30.00 per team. For more information visit http://www.ou.edu/far or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.
OU Hockey vs. North Dakota State University | 4:00 p.m. at the Blazers Ice Centre, 8000 S. I-35, Oklahoma City, OK. General Admission is $5.00; Reserved seating is $10.00. Call the Blazers Ice Centre at (405) 631-3307 or see www.ouhockey.com for more information. Presented by Oklahoma Hockey.
Photography Slam | 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. OU faculty have selected six photography students from the School of Art and Art History to present their work to an audience. Each student will have ten minutes to do their presentation then the audience will vote on which photographer was the best. All six photographers will be featured in a digital catalogue, which will be available for download later this month at www.ou.edu/fjjma.
Greek Ally Training | 1-4 p.m. at the Henderson-Tolson Cultural Center. Greek Ally is for members of the Greek community and provides training about LGBTQ issues and ways to be supportive. Email the Women’s Outreach Center at woc@ou.edu or call (405) 325-4929 to register.
OU University Theatre Presents: Mary Stuart | 8 p.m. at Weitzenhoffer Theatre. Reserve your tickets at (405) 325-4101.
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Intramural Update: Dodgeball | 6 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center South Courts. Late Registration is available; ask for Jonathan at the event. For more information visit http://www.ou.edu/far or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.
FREE Movie: “Immortals” | 1 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and see this blockbuster, courtesy of the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council.
Sunday, Feb. 19 OU Women’s Tennis: OU vs. TCU | Noon at the Headington Family Tennis Center. FREE admission for OU students. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
OU Hockey vs. North Dakota State University | 7:30 p.m. at the Blazers Ice Centre, 8000 S. I-35, Oklahoma City, OK. General Admission is $5.00; Reserved seating is $10.00. Call the Blazers Ice Centre at (405) 631-3307 or see www.ouhockey.com for more information. Presented by Oklahoma Hockey. Film: Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye, 72 min. | 7 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Cartier-Bresson’s life reads like a history of the century – World War II, China, Egypt, Mexico, India, Sartre, Matisse, Gandhi (minutes before he was killed), and Cuba all became subjects of his famous “decisive moment” style. Interviews with Cartier-Bresson, Isabelle Huppert, Arthur Miller and other luminaries are woven into this indelible portrait of an icon of both photography and the world. FREE Movie: “Immortals” | 6, 9 p.m. and midnight in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and see this blockbuster, courtesy of the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council. This University in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid and educational services. For accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact the sponsoring department of any program or event.
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Laney Ellisor, campus editor Kathleen Evans, assistant campus editor Chris Miller, assistant campus editor dailynews@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666
JUGGLE: Hobby fuses physics and performance Continued from page A1
TODAY AROUND CAMPUS A Majors/ Minors Fair will be set up featuring a representative from every department on campus from 11:30 to 2:30 p.m. in The Armory. An “OU in Buenos Aires” information session will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. in Old Science Hall 221 to discuss education abroad in Argentina. The women’s basketball team will play Kansas State at 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. A screening of the film “Pearls on the Ocean Floor” will take place from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.
CORRECTIONS The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers with accurate coverage and analysis. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention by emailing dailynews@ou.edu. In a page 1 photo caption in Wednesday’s edition, the group handing out candy and condoms on the South Oval was misidentified. It was the LGBTQ Advisory Board.
of friends juggling, the I m p e c c a b l e J u g g l e r ’s Association became official about three years ago, President Shayna Grove said. The group juggles beanbags, clubs, diabolo (rubber spools juggled by a string tied between two sticks), crystal sticks, plastic rings and a few balls for contact juggling, Grove said. Anyone can use objects during practices. Grove, a mathematics graduate student, got into juggling because of what she calls a cheesy story. “I wanted to dress up as a jester, and it didn’t seem right that I’d be dressed up as a jester and I didn’t know how to juggle,” Grove said. Eventually, she met a visiting professor in her department who helped correct her form, she said. Juggling became less about costumes or jest and more about leisure and fun. The group has grown from four original members to 10 or 12 regular members, including students and Norman residents. Levels of expertise range from those whom members taught how to juggle to experts able to pass-juggle objects, Grove said. Association secretar y Bryan Archer said Grove asked him to learn juggling, but he was hesitant at first. He eventually decided to try it, and he now practices at least 10 to 15 minutes a day, he said. Archer, also a mathematics
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will be interviewing for membership into the organization. Young Ladies interested in becoming a member need to contact Felicia Gipson at 325-4468 or 412-5983.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCESS During the Regular Meeting Of The University of Oklahoma PUBLICATIONS BOARD 9:30 a.m. Friday Copeland Hall, Room 146 Students, staff, faculty and others in the community are invited to express their views concerning The Oklahoma Daily or Sooner yearbook to the Publications Board.
KELSEY HIGLEY/THE DAILY
Shayna Grove, mathematics graduate student, juggles during a group practice Feb. 9. Grove is the president of the Impeccable Juggler’s Association, a student group that meets at 8 p.m. every Thursday in the Huston Huffman Center.
g ra d u at e s t u d e nt, s a i d spending so much time on difficult and stressful math theories is part of the reason he juggles. “It’s just fun,” Archer said. “It’s a good way to relax and just tune out for a bit.” For beginning jugglers, the key is not to overthink it, Archer said. “ Ju s t re l a x ,” h e s a i d . “Beginners expect to get it right away, then they tense up and fail.” The trick to juggling is to learn the basic pattern — cascade — and add to it or speed it up after mastering it, Grove said. “Anybody can learn... It’s
GO AND DO Jugglers Association WHEN: 8-10 p.m. Thursdays WHERE: Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140 INFO: Practices are open to everyone of any skill level. Source: www.ou.edu/ouija
a skill you carry with you for the rest of your life,” said Susan Emberton, association member and film studies alumna.
Emberton is part of Prairie Folk Circus, a Norman community circus, she said. Some jugglers are very technical and into the skill for the physics, but others are more interested in performance and costumes, Emberton said. She likes to try to blend both. She enjoys juggling because it’s like playing with gravity, she said. There are other juggling groups around the state, and the association wants to get groups together for some sort of festival in the future, Grove said. The groups have no definite plans yet.
ELECTION: Campaigners urge Sooners to vote Continued from page A1 bachelor’s in political science in 2005. His political background includes serving with the UOSA Undergraduate Student Congress and the O U Co m mu te r Stu d e nt Association, he said. He currently works for Chickasaw Nation Industries in community development, he said. Abbott is invested in the community and wants to stand up for the neighborhoods of Ward 4, he said. “I want to see good things and progressive growth,” Abbott said. “I feel like I’m the progressive, businessfriendly candidate.” Abbott said he is concerned the city wastes money on things like the roundabout at the east end of Main Street and speed humps throughout the city. “We could be using this money to fix our roads or put in more bike lanes that serve OU students,” Abbott said. “The roads that go through the university are some of the most well-traveled roads through town.” Former OU football coach Barry Switzer and former Oklahoma governor Brad Henry currently endorse Abbott, according to his campaign website. Jungman, 35, holds a master’s in public administration from OU and is employed as the director of affordable housing for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, he said. He also is an adjunct professor of political science at Rose State College. Jungman said it is important to work well with the university, and a close relationship with Campus Corner businesses is crucial to developing Ward 4. Norman City Council needs to bring OU officials to the table to solve problems, such as parking on Campus Corner, Jungman said.
FOOD: Sooner survey prompted reform with 30.4 percent of Oklahomans being obese. In 2008, 26.8 percent of Cleveland County’s adult residents were physically inactive, according to CDC. Fitter Foods will begin at Crossroads Restaurant, though eventually all restaurants unique to OU will take part in Fitter Foods. The program is intended to keep customers at campus eateries informed as the ability to access nutritional information increases, OU Food Services Director Charles Weaver said. “As we become more sophisticated in our nutrition gathering information process, we will pass that information on to our customers,” Weaver said. “It’s a trend, and we want to keep up with that.” Housing and Food formed Fitter Foods in response to an annual university survey, which revealed the importance of healthful food choices to OU students, Weaver said. With the program in place, a customer will be able to easily identify healthful foods on menus without having to use a university nutritional calculator, Weaver said. “This is a program that For more information our customers want,” said about obesity rates in the Norman area and Weaver. “It’s something across the country, we have had in place, and we’re just expanding on it visit OUDaily.com. now.” oudaily.com/news At an event Wednesday at Crossroads Restaurant, OU Ingredient Specialist Dorothy Flowers discussed the Fitter Foods program and OU’s nutritional calculator with students. Flowers manned a table in the lounge next to the restaurant displaying a four-panel metal board featuring nutritional facts and information about Fitter Foods. In addition to discussing nutritional information, Flowers handed out pedometers to passing students. Walking is the simplest form of exercise, and students should walk about 10,000 steps every day, Flowers said. Flowers also publicized Dinner with the Dietitian, an event where a dietitian will discuss strategies for healthy eating at 6 p.m. March 1 in Cate Lounge. “All of our foods are excellent, but you just have to realize you can’t eat that burger every day,” Flowers said. “It’s important for you to have all the right information to make the right choices.”
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MAP PROVIDED
The purple area represents Ward 4, an area encompassing the North Oval up to Robinson Street and much of Norman between Berry Road and 12th Avenue East, including Campus Corner.
Road repairs, bike lanes and sidewalk upgrades also are important to him, he said. “If drivers are responsible, bikers should be able to coexist on the roads,” Jungman said. “We can’t just say that cars are the only way to get around Norman, and that’s it. That’s just not good enough.” At OU, Jungman helped register students to vote in elections, and he said he feels most OU students aren’t aware of the city election and the impact the student vote can make. “The students should vote more in the local election,”
Jungman said. “It’ll affect their life more.” Jones, 36, owns Flower Gun Films, a local film production company, and is a partner at Downtown Sound, a Norman business that provides practice space to local musicians, he said. He has served Norman on the board of directors for Norman Music Festival for the past four years and volunteered as treasurer for Dillingham, he said. The economic development of Campus Corner is stunted because of a lack of parking, he said, and he wants to fix the problem by
cooperating with OU to build a parking garage on land it owns. “The university and the city should always work closely together ... for the greater common good of the entire community,” Jones said. If students have issues with parking or roads in Norman, the best way to solve them is to vote on election day, Jones said. “Any student at OU can go to a city council meeting and stand at the podium and express his or her opinions and concerns,” Jones said. “You’ve got to love being able to do that.”
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Feb. 16- Feb. 19
Thursday, Feb. 16 Comedy Fight Night | 7-10 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and watch OU students battle it out for the title of “Funniest on Campus,” at the 6th Annual Comedy Fight Night hosted by comedian Jared Logan from “Last Comic Standing,” and Comedy Central’s “Indecision 2012.” Admission is FREE. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the Union!
Saturday, Feb. 18
OU University Theatre Presents: Mary Stuart | 8 p.m. at Weitzenhoffer Theatre. Reserve your tickets at (405) 325-4101.
OU University Theatre Presents: Mary Stuart | 3 p.m. at Weitzenhoffer Theatre. Reserve your tickets at (405) 325-4101.
Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts Presents: There is More to Love | 8 p.m. at Sooner Theater, 101 E. Main, Downtown Norman. The show will feature love songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber and a staged reading workshop presentation. Tickets are available at Sooner Theatre (405) 321-9600 or www.soonertheatre.com.
OU Women’s Tennis: OU vs. Iowa | 1 p.m. at The Headington Family Tennis Center. Admission is FREE for OU students. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
OU Wrestling: OU vs. Oklahoma State | 7 p.m. at the McCasland Field House. FREE admission for OU students. There will be 250 FREE Boomer Sooner fold-out fans available. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
OU Track: Oklahoma Invitational | All day at the John Jacobs Track and Field Complex. Admission is FREE for OU students. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
Intramural Update: Coed 4on4 Volleyball Entries | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center front desk. FREE if all students on the team live in OU Housing or $30.00 per team. For more information visit http://www.ou.edu/far or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.
OU Hockey vs. North Dakota State University | 4:00 p.m. at the Blazers Ice Centre, 8000 S. I-35, Oklahoma City, OK. General Admission is $5.00; Reserved seating is $10.00. Call the Blazers Ice Centre at (405) 631-3307 or see www.ouhockey.com for more information. Presented by Oklahoma Hockey.
Photography Slam | 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. OU faculty have selected six photography students from the School of Art and Art History to present their work to an audience. Each student will have ten minutes to do their presentation then the audience will vote on which photographer was the best. All six photographers will be featured in a digital catalogue, which will be available for download later this month at www.ou.edu/fjjma.
Greek Ally Training | 1-4 p.m. at the Henderson-Tolson Cultural Center. Greek Ally is for members of the Greek community and provides training about LGBTQ issues and ways to be supportive. Email the Women’s Outreach Center at woc@ou.edu or call (405) 325-4929 to register.
OU University Theatre Presents: Mary Stuart | 8 p.m. at Weitzenhoffer Theatre. Reserve your tickets at (405) 325-4101.
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After a biker suffered a concussion from an accident involving a speed bump near the dorms, the Housing Center Student Association recognized the speed bumps in this area were difficult to see at night and posed a safety concern to students, The Daily reported Wednesday. But when the association proposed painting the speed bumps with reflective paint to increase their visibility, OU Housing and Food Services said it would need to consider the cost and garishness of the measure before deciding to implement the suggestion. The ridiculousness of this statement goes without saying, but just to be clear: Housing and Food is putting camThe Our View pus beautification over the safety of is the majority students. opinion of These speed bumps are a deThe Daily’s monstrable safety concern. One nine-member student already has come forward editorial board with a story of a serious injury caused by the bumps, and it’s only logical to assume she is not alone. Reflective paint is a clear, easy solution. It is frankly irresponsible to worry about the cohesive appearance of a street when students’ safety is on the line. And as we’re sure most of you have noticed, the area around the dorms isn’t the most attractive place on campus. If the administration really is so concerned about the image of that area, maybe it should work on filling in the yawning chasms of potholes that litter the streets there. Housing and Food also mentioned that cost is potentially a barrier to using the reflective paint. We can’t help but notice the university had the funding to put in motion-activated, lighted crosswalks in the Arts District. It’s hard to believe a few cans of paint could compare to that cost. For example, reflective paint like the kind that would be used on the speed bumps costs $235.20 per case of 12 cans from the supplier Insite Solutions, LLC. Compared to $136.32 for 12 cans of regular street paint, that amounts to about $8 more per 20-ounce spray can. Housing and Food told The Daily that OU would continue to install safety measures like reflective paint in high-traffic areas and in areas of new construction. So the university clearly understands the need for these improvements and sees them as worth the added cost. It’s time OU made the area around the dorms a priority. After all, where can you find more students
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habitually walking or riding bikes at night? The north end of campus may hold more major roads and see more vehicular traffic, but the dorms see a high level of foot and bicycle traffic with students walking to and from their living spaces and campus eateries. Housing and Food has been given an easy-toimplement proposal that clearly and demonstrably would improve the safety of a large number of students in their daily activities on campus. It should act on that proposal immediately. If you agree, contact Housing Center Student Association Vice President Allie Kallmann at Alkallmann@ou.edu.
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he corridors of OPINION COLUMNIST Washington once more are ringing with the clarion call for war in the Middle East, as American politicians increasingly are calling for war with Iran. The Obama administraThomas Parker Simpkins tion announced tough new thomas.d.parker.simpkins-1@ou.edu sanctions against the country on Feb. 6, and several Republican presidential nominees have hinted that war with Iran would be on the table if they were elected. The objective of this war supposedly would be the prevention of Iranian attainment of the capability to produce nuclear weapons. This rationale is somehow even more illogical than the rational that was given for our last foreign policy disaster in the Middle East — Iraq. The politicians calling for this war claim it would be preventive, yet what is there to prevent? There simply is no solid evidence Iran currently has the capability to build a nuclear weapon. Iran has had ambitions of achieving nuclear capability for decades now, and the simple fact is there is no proof it is any closer now to achieving those ambitions. Furthermore, even if Iran did have the capability of producing nuclear weapons, that still would not be adequate justification for war. Iran never once has said it would use this nuclear capability against America or Israel (that quote of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying Israel needs to be wiped off the map is completely fake). After the unmitigated disaster of Iraq, the American people deserve better justification if politicians want to
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drag the American people into yet another war. However, let us pretend for a second that America’s obsession with Iran’s nuclear ambitions is logical and wellfounded. Would war really be the best way to prevent those ambitions? If America is determined to continue its irrational obsession, it should, for the sake of both the Iranian and American people, pursue a more realistic policy to prevent Iranian nuclear ambitions. Going to war with Iran not only is unrealistic with regards to the current state of our economy, but will actually produce the exact opposite of the intended desire. A war with Iran only will serve to strengthen the Islamic Republic’s hold on power. As any American who has lived in post-Sept. 11 America can testify, there is nothing that unites a people under its government like that of an attack from a foreign invader. Therefore, by going to war with Iran, we actually could extend the life of the Islamic Republic and thereby create more problems for ourselves later down the road. In the end, the rationale for war with Iran somehow is even more illogical and flimsy than the rationale that was given for going to war with Iraq. Ironically, the exact same neoconservatives who were at the heart of calling for war with Iraq are the people calling for war with Iran. We all saw how great that turned out. At this point, one only can hope war with Iran will not become just another entry into the long list of unmitigated American foreign policy blunders in the Middle East. Thomas Parker Simpkins is an Arabic and middle eastern studies junior.
ouples living OPINION COLUMNIST together before marriage tend to be seen as taboo here in the Bible Belt. In the present marital landscape, peppered with divorce and unhappiness, I think it’s time more people gave Ben Strickland cohabitation before legal benstrickland@ou.edu commitment a chance. How many times have you heard horror stories involving “best friends” rooming together only to have it turn sour and ruin their friendship? Why would this situation be any different than a newlywed couple moving in together for the first time? When it comes to marriage, I find there are two common responses to the dilemma of living together: Get married first, then you have to make it work, or try it and see if taking the relationship to the next level is really the right thing. I support trial first, instead of committing to a lifetime of partnership with someone whose previously unknown idiosyncrasies drive me to the brink of insanity. My mom always took every opportunity she was given to drive into me, “Never shack up!” for various reasons. Whose name is on the lease? Sure, you could afford the place together, but once you break up, one will have to pay through the end of the lease alone. If you do stay roommates after a breakup, how hard will it be if the other brings someone home? Who gets the dog, or furniture, or whatever? “You don’t want to start down that path until you’re married and sure.” Now, you’ll have to forgive me, but that sounds a lot like divorce — a very real potential in our society. I’ll give a nod to the “marriage is about commitment until death do you part” crowd and acknowledge that such a marriage would be preferable. I have no qualms with this view, and I personally view marriage as a one-time, lifetime commitment, which is exactly why I take it so seriously. Living together first can provide an opportunity to test compatibility between partners while the stakes for a mismatch are still manageable. While the pain and financial difficulties of breaking a lease and finding new housing are nothing to be scoffed at, it sounds like a middle school drama beside some of the dividing property and child custody battles I’ve witnessed. Nate McClure, OU alum, who is “dealing with a relationship that ended badly because of living together” said he has “no regrets about it.” He’s got pieces to pick up but states with confidence, “I’d rather know now than down the road and married with kids.” And he was quick to point out that “living together doesn’t mean you have to break other principals, like sleeping together or sex.” It doesn’t always end sourly. “It works great for me. I love my boyfriend even more than I did before we moved in together, and I will continue to do so,” said anthropology graduate student Vicky Muñoz. “I think it’s a great way to gauge how you will problem solve when neither of you can literally run away from the problem by going home.” Jan Chapman, one of my most revered “other mothers,” said, “Marriage is a decision to do the hard work of sharing a lifetime of life with one (wonderful) person. Living with that person before making the promise legally binding doesn’t make the work in 10, 15, 20, 30 years any easier/harder.” I have to agree with her there that it’s the long-term commitment that matters down the line. I want to be sure my intentions here are clear and explicitly stated, a useful skill I’ve been working on mastering while living with my future wife. I think many people think of marriage as an end goal: the tantamount achievement in relationships. With that mindset, living together “before” marriage is limited to being something of a trial run. But marriage, love and living together don’t have to be all tied up in the same thing and even can be better without one another, sometimes. I didn’t move in with my girlfriend to see if she was “marriage material.” We moved in together because it made financial sense at the time, allowed us the amazing opportunity to move her younger brother in with us and seemed like a lot of fun. It turns out we get along great as roommates, and we were wholly satisfied with our successes as a team. So we’re going to get married. Once we are, we’re going to stay that way, and at least she’ll already know which way to load the toilet paper, and I’ll gladly make the bed. If things hadn’t worked out, they wouldn’t have worked out — it’s that simple. Is it better to find that out before becoming legally bound? Or after, when the only two options are tough it out for the rest of a life or to divorce? The number one cliché piece of advice I’ve taken over the years regarding relationships is to “marry someone you can live with, not someone you can’t live without.” Ben Strickland is an astrophysics junior.
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straight as possible. Then, cut the neck out of the shirt in a boxy U shape leaving about 2-3 inches of fabric for the straps. Now, take the bottom hem of the shirt and cut a 2-3 inch slit in it. These are how you will close up the bottom of the bag. You can cut more if you want in order to make more circles at the bottom. Cut the sleeves into ½-inch strips based on how many slits you made in the bottom hem. Make sure to cut the strips so you can use the full circumference of the sleeve. Take a safety pin and attach it to the end of a strip. Slide the safety pin and strip through the slit in the hem. Once you reach the next opening, synch the fabric and tie the two ends of the strip together to make a small circle at the bottom. Repeat the last step for as many slits as you put into the hem. The only downfall to using this bag as a purse rather than strictly a market bag is that small things could potentially fall out, but if you are feeling adventurous and have a sewing machine, you could put a liner in it to seal the bottom. Another great project, especially for this time of year, is transforming a shirt into a scarf.
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To do this transformation, take a shirt and lay it flat. Then, cut.
Start from the bottom of the shirt, cut a one-inch strip horizontally all the way up until you hit the sleeves. You should get about 12 strips. Stretch the big rings a little in order to get them to curl. Now, wrap the big loops you have cut around your hand 3-4 times, making multiple rings. Do this with each strip. Cut 2-inch strips from the rest of the shirt to connect the rings with. Once you have made a chain out of the rings, you can either connect the ends to make an infinity scarf or just keep it as a long scarf. Another one of my favorite no sew upcycle projects is to make a T-shirt into a vest.
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Once again, all you need is a T-shirt (1-2 sizes bigger than your normal size, like a boyfriend or ex-boyfriend shirt) and scissors. First, lay the shirt out flat and cut a line vertically up the front of the shirt. Make sure not to cut the back of the shirt. Then, trim off the collar of the shirt and the bottom hem. Next, cut off the sleeves, marking sure to get the seam off. Cut off an extra 2 inches and taper the sleeves down so they fit on your shoulders nicely. Belt it under your rib cage to complete the look. There are more great ways to reuse your old clothes online. This is a great way to save money and use some of that built up creative energy. There are other ways to upcycle, which can save things from ending up in landfills. We urge you to
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look into these things, not only to help the environment, but to find ways to rejuvenate your clothes and home. Westlee Parsons is an English literature senior. Photos by Melodie Lettkeman/ The Daily
Above: Turn an old shirt into a fashionable scarf. This project doesn’t require any sewing and can be made by taking a shirt you would otherwise throw away and cutting it up into strips. After that, tie the strips into interlinking loops. You can make the scarf as long or as short as you like. Left: Thinking of tossing a tee? Instead, turn it into a useful market bag. This stich-free project is great for holding larger items, but if you want to turn it into a purse suitable for holding smaller items, you can add an inner lining. The market bag is one of many upcycling projects you can find online.
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Oklahoma gets comeback win Left: Sophomore guard Morgan Hook looks for an open teammate as she brings the ball up the court during the Sooners’ 68-22 victory over Kansas State. Hook finished with 10 points and two assists for Oklahoma and knocked down two timely 3-pointers to help the Sooners come back from a second-half deficit.
Whitney Hand leads OU in scoring in 4th-straight game GREG FEWELL Sports Editor
Oklahoma bounced back from a beating at the hands of UConn by defeating the Kansas State Wildcats, 68-62, in a solid performance on its home court. After committing 14 turnovers and missing three free throws, the Sooners entered halftime up by only one, 29-28. That was the kind of game it was, something coach Sherri Coale says is good for the team. “We find ways to w in games,� Coale said. “That’s pretty important down the stretch and in the months of February and March.� Things didn’t look up for Oklahoma in the turnover department after the intermission. The Sooners turned the ball over on their first offensive possession to start the half, and K-State seized the momentum. The Wildcats went on a run to pull ahead, 39-34, over Oklahoma before sophomore guard Aaryn Ellenberg stopped the bleeding with a layup. Ellenberg and sophomore guard Morgan Hook hit back-to-back 3-point shots to pull within four. K-State Brittany Chambers responded with her own 3-ball, though, and that proved to be the spark her team needed. The Wildcats once again seized control of the game and would not give it up until the final minutes. After a steal and layup by freshman guard Sharane Ca m p b e l l a n d a n o t h e r 3-pointer by Hook, Ellenberg connected from behind the arc to draw the Sooners within one, 61-60. The sophomore has been struggling from behind the
Bottom: Freshman forward Kaylon Williams (right) tries to stop a K-State player from driving the lane. The freshman only tallied four points during the Sooners’ win, but was a major presence on the inside with 11 rebounds. Williams also added two blocks on defense. Oklahoma overcame 22 total turnovers and a nine-point deficit in the second half to overcome Kansas State and get back in the win column.
KEY PERFORMER Aaryn Ellenberg Year: Sophomore Position: Guard Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. Game stats: Ellenberg had 12 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals.
arc, but says she still was comfortable with the open looks. “My teammates just did a really good job of finding me when I was open and giving me some really good looks so I just had to make them,� Ellenberg said. Then, the Sooners gave Kansas State a taste of its ow n me dicine, re cording two steals in under a
minute. First it was a steal by junior guard Whitney Hand leading to an easy lay-in by Campbell to take a onepoint lead. Then, Ellenberg got a steal of her own, and Hand made it count on the other end with a quick jumper. The 64-61 lead was all Oklahoma needed. It was the Sooners’ first lead since the start of the second half, but they did not relinquish it. The team found itself in a tough position late in the game, but Hand said she was proud of the way the Sooners responded. “I feel like, for some reason, this team has fight,� Hand said. “It is a special thing to look into everyone’s eyes and see how they all want to win really badly.� From that point, Oklahoma was able to make its free throws, play
WRESTLING
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The No. 12 Oklahoma wrestling team will attempt to pull off the biggest upset of the season at 7 tonight at McCasland Field House when it hosts in-state rival Oklahoma State, the nation’s top-ranked team. In round one of Bedlam in Stillwater in December, Oklahoma State won six out of the 10 matches en route to a 25-13 victory over Oklahoma. Since that night in Stillwater, both teams have put together impressive campaigns and been mainstays in the national rankings. Oklahoma has posted a 13-4 record under firstyear coach Mark Cody. T h e C o w b oy s, t h o u g h , have looked unstoppable. Oklahoma State is a perfect 14-0, and most recently, the Cowboys came out on top in their National Duals regional. As good as Oklahoma State is, Cody said he feels like the Sooners have a shot at the upset because of the way the two teams match up. “I think that we’re a better team, and actually since I’ve been scouting them, I think that in certain weight
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tough defense and close the UP NEXT Wildcats out on the way to at Iowa State the clutch, six-point victory. Next up for the Sooners is When: 7 p.m. Saturday a road trip to face Iowa State Listen: KOKC at 7 p.m. Friday in Ames.
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The No. 35 Oklahoma men’s golf team finished second at the UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational in San Antonio Tuesday. The Sooners shot a final-round 290 for a total of 862 in the 15-team tournament to get off on the right foot this season. The team held a fourstroke lead entering the final round of play. However, Texas Tech shot a 282 on the final day to claim its fourth-straight victory at the tournament. Junior Will Kropp led the Sooners with a 67 in the final round, climbing 25 spots to tie for 12th place. Daily staff reports
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
Gymnasts sweep weekly awards The OU women’s gymnastics team swept all three Big 12 weekly awards for the first time since 2008, the league announced Tuesday. S o p h o m o r e Ta y l o r Spears earned Gymnast of the Week, and Megan Fe r g u s o n w o n E v e n t Specialist of the Week to extend OU’s streak to six consecutive weeks, a new single-season school record. For the first time this season, an OU gymnast won Newcomer of the Week — earned by freshman Rebecca Clark — to unseat Missouri’s Rachel Updike, who had previously won every other newcomer award this year. And the timing couldn’t be better for the Sooners. OU faces a tough road test against the No. 16 Tigers on Friday in Columbia, Mo. Daily staff reports
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Four football players busted in drug investigation at TCU
One of the athletes is from Oklahoma Authorities arrested 17 students in a drug sting at Texas Christian University on Wednesday, a bust that included four football players accused of selling marijuana to undercover officers during the season and as recently as a few weeks ago. One of the football players arrested was cornerback Devin Johnson, who went to Moore High School. Police said the 17 people arrested were caught making “hand-to-hand� sales of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs to undercover officers. The bust followed a six-month investigation prompted by complaints from students, parents and others. Three prominent defensive players on the team were arrested: Linebacker Tanner Brock, the leading tackler two seasons ago, defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey and cornerback Devin Johnson. The other is offensive lineman Ty Horn. In November, a Fort Worth police officer was informed that Horn was selling marijuana to “college students and football players at Texas Christian.� The officer allegedly bought marijuana from Horn and Yendrey that day, Nov. 3, two days before a road game at Wyoming. “There are days people want to be a head football coach, but today is not one of those days,� TCU coach Gary Patterson said. “As I heard the news this morning, I was first shocked, then hurt and now I’m mad.� Police said they had not
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TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini speaks Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas. Police say four TCU football players are among 17 students who have been arrested in a campus drug bust. TCU Police Chief Steve McGee said the students arrested were caught selling marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy to undercover officers.
determined whether the four were selling to their teammates or other athletes, though the arrest affidavits raise the possibility. TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini suggested the four players’ involvement wasn’t a sign of a larger issue. Still, the arrests stunned the campus community, DEVIN coming less JOHNSON than 24 hours after TCU released its football schedule for next season, its first in the Big 12 Conference. Officials said the students had been “separated from TCU,� but it wasn’t clear if the football players had been
kicked off the team. Johnson played in all 13 games last season, starting the last eight, and had 47 tackles with 2.5 sacks. Brock was the leading tackler for TCU as a sophomore during the 2010 season, when the Horned Frogs went 13-0, won the Rose Bowl and finished the year ranked No. 2. Brock started the season opener at Baylor last September, but aggravated a foot injury that required season-ending surgery. Yendrey started 12 of 13 games last year, when he had 39 tackles and three sacks. Brock likely would have been a starter again in 2012. Yendrey, who also started five games as a junior, and Johnson both were juniors last season and had another
season of eligibility. Horn appeared in 10 games this past season, making one start. He played in eight games as a freshman. Phone messages left at the homes of Horn, Johnson and Yendrey were not immediately returned. Brock did not have a listed home number. Patterson declined to comment beyond the statement released by the university. “Under my watch, drugs and drug use by TCU’s student-athletes will not be tolerated by me or any member of my coaching staff,� Patterson said. “At the end of the day, though, sometimes young people make poor choices. The Horned Frogs are bigger and stronger than those involved.� The Associated Press
SKILLS: Both coach and team have seen overall improvement Continued from page B3 currently ranked in the top 25. Third-ranked 141-pound sophomore Kendric Maple and ninth-ranked 125-pound junior Jarrod Patterson lead the way for Oklahoma, and senior Jordan Keller is close behind, currently ranked No. 11 in the 133-pound weight class. OSU counters with four wrestlers ranked in the top three nationally. Jordan Oliver enters the dual as the nation’s top-ranked 133-pounder, and Jamal Parks (149 pounds) and Alan Gelogaev (HWT) are both ranked No. 2 in their respective weight UP NEXT classes. Finally, Chris Perry, who re- vs. OSU cently dropped from 184 pounds to When: 7 tonight 174 pounds, is ranked third. OSU is the nation’s No. 1 team for a reason. The Cowboys are solid all the way down the lineup, but No. 20-ranked 165-pound junior Bubby Graham says Oklahoma has improved since losing to Oklahoma State early this year. That is primarily because the Sooner wrestlers bought into Cody’s preaching and are not happy with merely getting wins in their matches. “You can just see the improvement up and down the lineup,� Graham said. “Guys that were just getting regular wins are getting major decisions and tech falls. Other guys that weren’t winning as much, myself included, are wrestling a lot better and winning a lot more.� As much as Cody may like the matchups in tonight’s dual and as happy as his team is with its current level of competition, OSU is the heavy favorite to win not just this dual but also the national championship. The Sooners, though, are undefeated at home and don’t want that to change. And, of course, it’s Bedlam. Anything could happen.
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Junior 197-pounder Keldrick Hall looks for directions from coach Mark Cody during the Sooners’ Jan. 27 home victory over Virginia Tech. The Sooners are unbeaten at home this season.
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Oklahoma gets comeback win Left: Sophomore guard Morgan Hook looks for an open teammate as she brings the ball up the court during the Sooners’ 68-22 victory over Kansas State. Hook finished with 10 points and two assists for Oklahoma and knocked down two timely 3-pointers to help the Sooners come back from a second-half deficit.
Whitney Hand leads OU in scoring in 4th-straight game GREG FEWELL Sports Editor
Oklahoma bounced back from a beating at the hands of UConn by defeating the Kansas State Wildcats, 68-62, in a solid performance on its home court. After committing 14 turnovers and missing three free throws, the Sooners entered halftime up by only one, 29-28. That was the kind of game it was, something coach Sherri Coale says is good for the team. “We find ways to w in games,� Coale said. “That’s pretty important down the stretch and in the months of February and March.� Things didn’t look up for Oklahoma in the turnover department after the intermission. The Sooners turned the ball over on their first offensive possession to start the half, and K-State seized the momentum. The Wildcats went on a run to pull ahead, 39-34, over Oklahoma before sophomore guard Aaryn Ellenberg stopped the bleeding with a layup. Ellenberg and sophomore guard Morgan Hook hit back-to-back 3-point shots to pull within four. K-State Brittany Chambers responded with her own 3-ball, though, and that proved to be the spark her team needed. The Wildcats once again seized control of the game and would not give it up until the final minutes. After a steal and layup by freshman guard Sharane Ca m p b e l l a n d a n o t h e r 3-pointer by Hook, Ellenberg connected from behind the arc to draw the Sooners within one, 61-60. The sophomore has been struggling from behind the
Bottom: Freshman forward Kaylon Williams (right) tries to stop a K-State player from driving the lane. The freshman only tallied four points during the Sooners’ win, but was a major presence on the inside with 11 rebounds. Williams also added two blocks on defense. Oklahoma overcame 22 total turnovers and a nine-point deficit in the second half to overcome Kansas State and get back in the win column.
KEY PERFORMER Aaryn Ellenberg Year: Sophomore Position: Guard Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. Game stats: Ellenberg had 12 points, 3 assists, and 3 steals.
arc, but says she still was comfortable with the open looks. “My teammates just did a really good job of finding me when I was open and giving me some really good looks so I just had to make them,� Ellenberg said. Then, the Sooners gave Kansas State a taste of its ow n me dicine, re cording two steals in under a
minute. First it was a steal by junior guard Whitney Hand leading to an easy lay-in by Campbell to take a onepoint lead. Then, Ellenberg got a steal of her own, and Hand made it count on the other end with a quick jumper. The 64-61 lead was all Oklahoma needed. It was the Sooners’ first lead since the start of the second half, but they did not relinquish it. The team found itself in a tough position late in the game, but Hand said she was proud of the way the Sooners responded. “I feel like, for some reason, this team has fight,� Hand said. “It is a special thing to look into everyone’s eyes and see how they all want to win really badly.� From that point, Oklahoma was able to make its free throws, play
WRESTLING
GREG FEWELL Sports Editor
The No. 12 Oklahoma wrestling team will attempt to pull off the biggest upset of the season at 7 tonight at McCasland Field House when it hosts in-state rival Oklahoma State, the nation’s top-ranked team. In round one of Bedlam in Stillwater in December, Oklahoma State won six out of the 10 matches en route to a 25-13 victory over Oklahoma. Since that night in Stillwater, both teams have put together impressive campaigns and been mainstays in the national rankings. Oklahoma has posted a 13-4 record under firstyear coach Mark Cody. T h e C o w b oy s, t h o u g h , have looked unstoppable. Oklahoma State is a perfect 14-0, and most recently, the Cowboys came out on top in their National Duals regional. As good as Oklahoma State is, Cody said he feels like the Sooners have a shot at the upset because of the way the two teams match up. “I think that we’re a better team, and actually since I’ve been scouting them, I think that in certain weight
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tough defense and close the UP NEXT Wildcats out on the way to at Iowa State the clutch, six-point victory. Next up for the Sooners is When: 7 p.m. Saturday a road trip to face Iowa State Listen: KOKC at 7 p.m. Friday in Ames.
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The No. 35 Oklahoma men’s golf team finished second at the UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational in San Antonio Tuesday. The Sooners shot a final-round 290 for a total of 862 in the 15-team tournament to get off on the right foot this season. The team held a fourstroke lead entering the final round of play. However, Texas Tech shot a 282 on the final day to claim its fourth-straight victory at the tournament. Junior Will Kropp led the Sooners with a 67 in the final round, climbing 25 spots to tie for 12th place. Daily staff reports
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
Gymnasts sweep weekly awards The OU women’s gymnastics team swept all three Big 12 weekly awards for the first time since 2008, the league announced Tuesday. S o p h o m o r e Ta y l o r Spears earned Gymnast of the Week, and Megan Fe r g u s o n w o n E v e n t Specialist of the Week to extend OU’s streak to six consecutive weeks, a new single-season school record. For the first time this season, an OU gymnast won Newcomer of the Week — earned by freshman Rebecca Clark — to unseat Missouri’s Rachel Updike, who had previously won every other newcomer award this year. And the timing couldn’t be better for the Sooners. OU faces a tough road test against the No. 16 Tigers on Friday in Columbia, Mo. Daily staff reports
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Four football players busted in drug investigation at TCU
One of the athletes is from Oklahoma Authorities arrested 17 students in a drug sting at Texas Christian University on Wednesday, a bust that included four football players accused of selling marijuana to undercover officers during the season and as recently as a few weeks ago. One of the football players arrested was cornerback Devin Johnson, who went to Moore High School. Police said the 17 people arrested were caught making “hand-to-hand� sales of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs to undercover officers. The bust followed a six-month investigation prompted by complaints from students, parents and others. Three prominent defensive players on the team were arrested: Linebacker Tanner Brock, the leading tackler two seasons ago, defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey and cornerback Devin Johnson. The other is offensive lineman Ty Horn. In November, a Fort Worth police officer was informed that Horn was selling marijuana to “college students and football players at Texas Christian.� The officer allegedly bought marijuana from Horn and Yendrey that day, Nov. 3, two days before a road game at Wyoming. “There are days people want to be a head football coach, but today is not one of those days,� TCU coach Gary Patterson said. “As I heard the news this morning, I was first shocked, then hurt and now I’m mad.� Police said they had not
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TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini speaks Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas. Police say four TCU football players are among 17 students who have been arrested in a campus drug bust. TCU Police Chief Steve McGee said the students arrested were caught selling marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy to undercover officers.
determined whether the four were selling to their teammates or other athletes, though the arrest affidavits raise the possibility. TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini suggested the four players’ involvement wasn’t a sign of a larger issue. Still, the arrests stunned the campus community, DEVIN coming less JOHNSON than 24 hours after TCU released its football schedule for next season, its first in the Big 12 Conference. Officials said the students had been “separated from TCU,� but it wasn’t clear if the football players had been
kicked off the team. Johnson played in all 13 games last season, starting the last eight, and had 47 tackles with 2.5 sacks. Brock was the leading tackler for TCU as a sophomore during the 2010 season, when the Horned Frogs went 13-0, won the Rose Bowl and finished the year ranked No. 2. Brock started the season opener at Baylor last September, but aggravated a foot injury that required season-ending surgery. Yendrey started 12 of 13 games last year, when he had 39 tackles and three sacks. Brock likely would have been a starter again in 2012. Yendrey, who also started five games as a junior, and Johnson both were juniors last season and had another
season of eligibility. Horn appeared in 10 games this past season, making one start. He played in eight games as a freshman. Phone messages left at the homes of Horn, Johnson and Yendrey were not immediately returned. Brock did not have a listed home number. Patterson declined to comment beyond the statement released by the university. “Under my watch, drugs and drug use by TCU’s student-athletes will not be tolerated by me or any member of my coaching staff,� Patterson said. “At the end of the day, though, sometimes young people make poor choices. The Horned Frogs are bigger and stronger than those involved.� The Associated Press
SKILLS: Both coach and team have seen overall improvement Continued from page B3 currently ranked in the top 25. Third-ranked 141-pound sophomore Kendric Maple and ninth-ranked 125-pound junior Jarrod Patterson lead the way for Oklahoma, and senior Jordan Keller is close behind, currently ranked No. 11 in the 133-pound weight class. OSU counters with four wrestlers ranked in the top three nationally. Jordan Oliver enters the dual as the nation’s top-ranked 133-pounder, and Jamal Parks (149 pounds) and Alan Gelogaev (HWT) are both ranked No. 2 in their respective weight UP NEXT classes. Finally, Chris Perry, who re- vs. OSU cently dropped from 184 pounds to When: 7 tonight 174 pounds, is ranked third. OSU is the nation’s No. 1 team for a reason. The Cowboys are solid all the way down the lineup, but No. 20-ranked 165-pound junior Bubby Graham says Oklahoma has improved since losing to Oklahoma State early this year. That is primarily because the Sooner wrestlers bought into Cody’s preaching and are not happy with merely getting wins in their matches. “You can just see the improvement up and down the lineup,� Graham said. “Guys that were just getting regular wins are getting major decisions and tech falls. Other guys that weren’t winning as much, myself included, are wrestling a lot better and winning a lot more.� As much as Cody may like the matchups in tonight’s dual and as happy as his team is with its current level of competition, OSU is the heavy favorite to win not just this dual but also the national championship. The Sooners, though, are undefeated at home and don’t want that to change. And, of course, it’s Bedlam. Anything could happen.
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Junior 197-pounder Keldrick Hall looks for directions from coach Mark Cody during the Sooners’ Jan. 27 home victory over Virginia Tech. The Sooners are unbeaten at home this season.
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classes they’ve gotten better, too,� Cody said. “But I think we match up pretty well with them, better than we have a lot of teams this year. So, it should be a pretty fun dual.� S o m e o f t h e n a t i o n ’s best wrestlers will be represented in every match of Thursday’s dual, as each team has seven wrestlers SEE SKILLS PAGE B4
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